Remember Anaksha? It turns out Arif Majothi's sniping, snarking anti-heroine hasn't been slacking off. But it isn't all snappy one-liners, punching, and headshots. It turns out that Anaksha is just as capable in classicadventures too... even if she can never seem to catch a break. In A Sea of Fire, a short and simple assassination job proves to be anything but when Anaksha can't rely on her trusty rifle. Quick Stop shows that even butt-kicking assassins are people too, as Anaksha is forced to delay picking up her new cellphone to take care of a pressing issue. Finally, in A New Threat, Anaksha manages to arrive at her destination only to find that, once again, Murphy's Law is in effect and she can't help getting wrapped up in bigger problems hidden behind a whole lot of little ones.

Anaksha's not going to be letting her bullets do the talking this time around; you'll need to do things Sierra-style, hunting for items on seedy streets and in seedier locations, and doing favours for seedy-est-er people. (It's sorta seedy, is what I'm saying.) Use the [arrow] or [WASD] keys to move Anashka around, and tap the [spacebar] to talk to or examine things. In A Sea of Fire, you can just click on an item in your inventory at the top of the screen to use it, or just hit the appropriate number key. Quick Stop moves the same way, but requires you to hit [I] to view your inventory to use or combine items, and A New Threat works the same way. Examine everything, read every item description, be willing to try strange solutions... and don't be afraid to crack a few skulls if it comes down to it. A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do... even if it involves crafting homemade tasers, procuring bubble wrap for shady purposes, or just finding a way into a bathroom.

Analysis: As the first Mini-Adventure, A Sea of Fire is more of an experiment than anything else, with a loose plot and extremely simple fetch quests to drive it along. Quick Stop displays a significant step forward as far as presentation goes and offers three different randomly chosen solutions. Both games are short as far as adventure games go, and share the same off-beat tone that makes them perfect goofy little time wasters. A New Threat, however, ups the ante significantly by not only being significantly longer having different puzzles and events change slightly each time you play, allowing for a lot of replay value. 850 possible solutions' worth, to be exact. More importantly, however, it feels less like an experiment and more like a proper adventure with (slightly) less gross-out humour and more actual plot. Unfortunately, the cute retro style occasionally gets in the way of things, since it can be hard to tell what you're looking at and it isn't always apparent what bit of scenery might be hiding an object, forcing you to examine everything manually. Sometimes more than once, as there's a lot of backtracking and dialogue or even places you've already examined will change as you play.

While it isn't necessary to complete A Sea of Fire and Quick Stop before you play their more robust sibling, A New Threat, it's still recommended both because they're entertaining but really give you an impression of how hard Arif has worked to really develop skill with this new game engine and deliver something worth playing over and over. Fans of Anaksha's more gritty, in-your-face Frank Miller noire gameplay featured in Dark Angel may find this abrupt shift to be strange, but given a chance it's easy to enjoy the stylish retro vibe, humour, and charm. If you can handle a little adventure game logic (look, I have never used that as an eyeliner substitute) then Anaksha: Mini-Adventures is well worth a look, and your time.

[Please Note: These games contain textual references, but no visuals, to sex and drugs. The warning about racism in A New Threat refers to a single character making an assumption about Anaksha's name based on her Indian heritage. You will see a fair amount of violence.]

Virgo Symbol Locations
(Thanks to Song for the list and Makrone for the missing location!)

In the Tiger Lounge:

Hallway:

1. The one on the window in room 2 is the first thing you should get.
2. Room 1's door.
3. The lamp next to Room 2's door.
4. Room 4's door.
5. The lamp next to Room 6's door.
6. The garbage can at the end of the hallway.
7. In Room 8, on the nightstand with the Bible.
8. In Room 5, on the cleaning log.
9. In Room 6, on the left part of the bed.

Lobby:

10. On the carpet in the lobby that says "Tiger Lounge Hotel."
11. On the potted plant.
12. On the public service announcement flyer on the leftmost corner of the lobby.

In the Mini Mart:

13. The shelf holding candy and bubble gum.
14. The shelf holding antiseptic and band aids.
15. The shelf holding game magazines.
16. On the counter next to the cashier.

In the XXX cinema:

17. On the Payphone.
18. On the blue, middle poster of Jungle Jane.
19. On the righthand poster of Vomiting Valerie.
20. Inside the stockroom of the cinema, there's one on the worktop besides the washing machine.

In Jack's Bar:

21. On the ashtray.
21. On the stool in the corner.
23. On the counter near the stool and the doorway.
24. In the hallway, on the righthand poster of Club Aphrodite.
25. In the bathroom, on the wall next to the green grime.
26. On the trashcan.
27. After you enter the red door in Jack's Bar, it's to the left of the door at the top of the stairs.
28. Inside the red room, the lamp near the painting.
29. Inside the red room, on the couch
30. Inside the red room, the leftmost window near the bed.

In Club Lavender:

Lobby:

31. Upon entering, on the "Club Lavender" neon sign between the letter B and the letter L.
32. On the wall of advertisements next to the girl behind the counter.
33. On the rightmost neon girl.

Inside the Club:

34. Under the "U" of the neon Club Lavender sign.
35. Under the "R" of the neon Club Lavender sign.
36. To the left of the Premium Lounge door.
37. On the couch in front of the bar, the part in the corner.
38. To the left of the girl's bathroom door.

In the Girl's Bathroom:

39. the sink to the left.
40. on the door of the fourth stall.

In the Men's Bathroom:

41. On the hand dryer.
42. On the rightmost urinal next to the toilet.

In the Premium Lounge:

43. Under the "O" of the neon Premium Lounge sign.
44. On the rightmost part of counter, next to the couch.
45. On the couch furthest from the bar, on the part in the corner.

In the Lady Medusa:

46. The bookcase on the left.

In the Alleyway:

47. On the dumpster.
48. On the rightmost part of the fence.

Outside:

49. To paces to the right of the XXX Cinema's door.
50. The leftmost part of the XXX Cinema where the sidewalk ends.
51. Stand between the Cinema and the Lady Medusa. Face the Lady Medusa building and there should be one there.
52. On the last lamppost to the right, outside the cinema.
53. In the middle of the window of the Mini Mart.
54. To the right of the Mini Mart's door, with the advertisements.
55. The right pillar of the Tiger Lounge's door.
56. On the part between the Tiger Lounge and the Club Lavender.
57. On the lamppost next to the Tiger Lounge.
58. On the Club Lavender, below the foot of the neon girl on the right.
59. On the Club Lavender, below the "C" of the neon sign.
60. On Jack's Bar, the window to the left near the drunk man.

How Sidequest Versions Work

In the walkthrough, start out with Version #1.

When you reach a step that doesn't apply to you, it will indicate what you should do instead and which version to try next.

In a few cases, there are steps everyone must complete in Version #1 which are not repeated in other versions.

Continue following until you complete the sidequest goal, then go back to the main walkthrough.

Main Walkthrough

GOAL: Get Cellphone From Cody

Tiger Lounge Hotel Lobby

Talk to the receptionist.

Use the ID Card on her to acquire a Pen and Visitor Slip.

Now combine the Pen and Visitor Slip to get a Completed Slip.

Use the Completed Slip on the receptionist.

Head through the doorway ahead, then up the second door you encounter.

Tiger Lounge Hotel Room 2

Speak to Cody.

Exit the hotel and head into the Mini Mart to the right.

Mini Mart

Speak to the guy behind the counter.

Head back to the hotel and into room 2.

Tiger Lounge Hotel Room 2

Speak to Cody.

Search the nightstand to collect a Neon Mod.

Head out to the lobby.

GOAL: Build Taser For Store Owner

Tiger Lounge Hotel Lobby

Speak to the receptionist.

Exit the hotel and go left into Jack's Bar.

Jack's Bar

Speak to the bartender to acquire a Soda.

Now talk to the lady at the bar.

Head back into the hotel lobby.

Tiger Lounge Hotel Lobby

Use the Soda on the receptionist to acquire a Chunky Pen.

Now exit and head up between Lady Medusa and XXX Cinema into the alley.

Alley

Search the dumpster to collect a Broken Flashlight.

Now search the fence to find a Needle (the location is randomized).

Head back to the street and into XXX Cinema.

XXX Cinema

Speak to the man in the middle of the room.

Use the Broken Flashlight on him to acquire a Flashlight Casing and Sewing Supplies.

Combine the Sewing Supplies with the Needle (from the fence in the alley) to create a Sewing Kit.

Speak to the man by the wall.

Now combine the Neon Mod (from the nightstand in Room 2) and the Chunky Pen (from the receptionist at the hotel lobby) to acquire a Neon Pen.

Use the Neon Pen on Dirty Dennis to acquire Screws.

Now go outside to the street.

Street

Head to the front of Jack's Bar.

Examine the rightmost wall section.

Use the Screws (from Dirty Dennis in the cinema) to acquire Blunt Screws.

Go inside the bar.

Jack's Bar

Use the Sewing Kit (from combining the Needle from the alley and Sewing Supplies from Miles at the cinema) on Janice to acquire a Disposable Camera.

Head outside and over to the Mini Mart.

Mini Mart

Speak to Stan to acquire Duct Tape.

Go back over to Room 2 of the hotel.

Tiger Lounge Hotel Room 2

Give Cody the taser components to acquire a Flashlight Taser.

Location of the items:

Flashlight Casing - from Miles at the cinema

Blunt Screws - created on the outside wall of the bar

Disposable Camera - from Janice at the bar

Duct Tape - from Stan at the Mini Mart

Now head outside and return to the Mini Mart.

Mini Mart

Give the Flashlight Taser (created by Cody in Room 2) to Stan to acquire an A23 Battery.

Outside Jack's Bar, on the right-hand side of the building, you should get a message if you check the wall there about the surface of that wall being more rough and coarse than others. Use the screws there to grind them down. Check several places on the wall until you get the message about the roughness.

You don't have to save to the browser cookie. You can copy the save data and save it to a text file. Instructions are on the save screen.

The problem you've addressed is actually a known issue with the version of Flash shipped with Mac OSX. This happened during play testing with a friend of mine who has a Mac. To find out how to fix the issue check the game manual for details on how to do so. But I definitely recommend saving to a text file as a back up. It's much safer and more portable.

Okay, so minor spoiler below, but I have to vent a bit. You have this awesomely designed phone, that can hack into any phone system, leave no trace, taze someone, disable electronic locks, and has a dual touch screen and yet....

Thanks for pointing that out! Turns out I must've pressed "C" at some point because I was able to recover some of my game.

By the way, are the virgo symbols randomized? I know that

the pass code to the premium lounge, the message on the stall, and the location of the driver's license are random in every game

but I'd like to know about the symbols...

I fell one short. :/ Consider this an almost-but-not-quite guide to the 60 (or rather, 59) Virgo Symbols.

In the Tiger Lounge:

Hallway:

1. The one on the window in room 2 is the first thing you should get.
2. Room 1's door.
3. The lamp next to Room 2's door.
4. Room 4's door.
5. The lamp next to Room 6's door.
6. The garbage can at the end of the hallway.
7. In Room 8, on the nightstand with the Bible.
8. In Room 5, on the cleaning log.
9. In Room 6, on the left part of the bed.

Lobby:

10. On the carpet in the lobby that says "Tiger Lounge Hotel."
11. On the potted plant.
12. On the public service announcement flyer on the leftmost corner of the lobby.

In the Mini Mart:

13. The shelf holding candy and bubble gum.
14. The shelf holding antiseptic and band aids.
15. The shelf holding game magazines.
16. On the counter next to the cashier.

In the XXX cinema:

17. On the Payphone.
18. On the blue, middle poster of Jungle Jane.
19. On the righthand poster of Vomiting Valerie.
20. Inside the stockroom of the cinema, there's one on the worktop besides the washing machine.

In Jack's Bar:

21. On the ashtray.
21. On the stool in the corner.
23. On the counter near the stool and the doorway.
24. In the hallway, on the righthand poster of Club Aphrodite.
25. In the bathroom, on the wall next to the green grime.
26. On the trashcan.
27. Inside the red room, the lamp near the painting.
28. Inside the red room, on the couch
29. Inside the red room, the leftmost window near the bed.

In Club Lavender:

Lobby:

30. Upon entering, on the "Club Lavender" neon sign between the letter B and the letter L.
31. On the wall of advertisements next to the girl behind the counter.
32. On the rightmost neon girl.

Inside the Club:

33. Under the "U" of the neon Club Lavender sign.
34. Under the "R" of the neon Club Lavender sign.
35. To the left of the Premium Lounge door.
36. On the couch in front of the bar, the part in the corner.
37. To the left of the girl's bathroom door.

In the Girl's Bathroom:

38. the sink to the left.
39. on the door of the fourth stall.

In the Men's Bathroom:

40. On the hand dryer.
41. On the rightmost urinal next to the toilet.

In the Premium Lounge:

42. Under the "O" of the neon Premium Lounge sign.
43. On the rightmost part of counter, next to the couch.
44. On the couch furthest from the bar, on the part in the corner.

In the Lady Medusa:

45. The bookcase on the left.

In the Alleyway:

46. On the dumpster.
47. On the rightmost part of the fence.

Outside:

48. To paces to the right of the XXX Cinema's door.
49. The leftmost part of the XXX Cinema where the sidewalk ends.
50. Stand between the Cinema and the Lady Medusa. Face the Lady Medusa building and there should be one there.
51. On the last lamppost to the right, outside the cinema.
52. In the middle of the window of the Mini Mart.
53. To the right of the Mini Mart's door, with the advertisements.
54. The right pillar of the Tiger Lounge's door.
55. On the part between the Tiger Lounge and the Club Lavender.
56. On the lamppost next to the Tiger Lounge.
57. On the Club Lavender, below the foot of the neon girl on the right.
58. On the Club Lavender, below the "C" of the neon sign.
59. On Jack's Bar, the window to the left near the drunk man.

About the 60th virgo symbol, it's

after you enter the red door in Jack's Bar, it's to the left of the door at the top of the stairs

For anyone looking for hints there is some help available on the Anaksha forum. Just be warned though, that not all paths have been discovered so the solution you're looking for may or may not be there.

Virgo Symbol Locations
(Thanks to Song for the list and Makrone for the missing location!)

In the Tiger Lounge:

Hallway:

1. The one on the window in room 2 is the first thing you should get.
2. Room 1's door.
3. The lamp next to Room 2's door.
4. Room 4's door.
5. The lamp next to Room 6's door.
6. The garbage can at the end of the hallway.
7. In Room 8, on the nightstand with the Bible.
8. In Room 5, on the cleaning log.
9. In Room 6, on the left part of the bed.

Lobby:

10. On the carpet in the lobby that says "Tiger Lounge Hotel."
11. On the potted plant.
12. On the public service announcement flyer on the leftmost corner of the lobby.

In the Mini Mart:

13. The shelf holding candy and bubble gum.
14. The shelf holding antiseptic and band aids.
15. The shelf holding game magazines.
16. On the counter next to the cashier.

In the XXX cinema:

17. On the Payphone.
18. On the blue, middle poster of Jungle Jane.
19. On the righthand poster of Vomiting Valerie.
20. Inside the stockroom of the cinema, there's one on the worktop besides the washing machine.

In Jack's Bar:

21. On the ashtray.
21. On the stool in the corner.
23. On the counter near the stool and the doorway.
24. In the hallway, on the righthand poster of Club Aphrodite.
25. In the bathroom, on the wall next to the green grime.
26. On the trashcan.
27. After you enter the red door in Jack's Bar, it's to the left of the door at the top of the stairs.
28. Inside the red room, the lamp near the painting.
29. Inside the red room, on the couch
30. Inside the red room, the leftmost window near the bed.

In Club Lavender:

Lobby:

31. Upon entering, on the "Club Lavender" neon sign between the letter B and the letter L.
32. On the wall of advertisements next to the girl behind the counter.
33. On the rightmost neon girl.

Inside the Club:

34. Under the "U" of the neon Club Lavender sign.
35. Under the "R" of the neon Club Lavender sign.
36. To the left of the Premium Lounge door.
37. On the couch in front of the bar, the part in the corner.
38. To the left of the girl's bathroom door.

In the Girl's Bathroom:

39. the sink to the left.
40. on the door of the fourth stall.

In the Men's Bathroom:

41. On the hand dryer.
42. On the rightmost urinal next to the toilet.

In the Premium Lounge:

43. Under the "O" of the neon Premium Lounge sign.
44. On the rightmost part of counter, next to the couch.
45. On the couch furthest from the bar, on the part in the corner.

In the Lady Medusa:

46. The bookcase on the left.

In the Alleyway:

47. On the dumpster.
48. On the rightmost part of the fence.

Outside:

49. To paces to the right of the XXX Cinema's door.
50. The leftmost part of the XXX Cinema where the sidewalk ends.
51. Stand between the Cinema and the Lady Medusa. Face the Lady Medusa building and there should be one there.
52. On the last lamppost to the right, outside the cinema.
53. In the middle of the window of the Mini Mart.
54. To the right of the Mini Mart's door, with the advertisements.
55. The right pillar of the Tiger Lounge's door.
56. On the part between the Tiger Lounge and the Club Lavender.
57. On the lamppost next to the Tiger Lounge.
58. On the Club Lavender, below the foot of the neon girl on the right.
59. On the Club Lavender, below the "C" of the neon sign.
60. On Jack's Bar, the window to the left near the drunk man.

How Sidequest Versions Work

In the walkthrough, start out with Version #1.

When you reach a step that doesn't apply to you, it will indicate what you should do instead and which version to try next.

In a few cases, there are steps everyone must complete in Version #1 which are not repeated in other versions.

Continue following until you complete the sidequest goal, then go back to the main walkthrough.

Main Walkthrough

GOAL: Get Cellphone From Cody

Tiger Lounge Hotel Lobby

Talk to the receptionist.

Use the ID Card on her to acquire a Pen and Visitor Slip.

Now combine the Pen and Visitor Slip to get a Completed Slip.

Use the Completed Slip on the receptionist.

Head through the doorway ahead, then up the second door you encounter.

Tiger Lounge Hotel Room 2

Speak to Cody.

Exit the hotel and head into the Mini Mart to the right.

Mini Mart

Speak to the guy behind the counter.

Head back to the hotel and into room 2.

Tiger Lounge Hotel Room 2

Speak to Cody.

Search the nightstand to collect a Neon Mod.

Head out to the lobby.

GOAL: Build Taser For Store Owner

Tiger Lounge Hotel Lobby

Speak to the receptionist.

Exit the hotel and go left into Jack's Bar.

Jack's Bar

Speak to the bartender to acquire a Soda.

Now talk to the lady at the bar.

Head back into the hotel lobby.

Tiger Lounge Hotel Lobby

Use the Soda on the receptionist to acquire a Chunky Pen.

Now exit and head up between Lady Medusa and XXX Cinema into the alley.

Alley

Search the dumpster to collect a Broken Flashlight.

Now search the fence to find a Needle (the location is randomized).

Head back to the street and into XXX Cinema.

XXX Cinema

Speak to the man in the middle of the room.

Use the Broken Flashlight on him to acquire a Flashlight Casing and Sewing Supplies.

Combine the Sewing Supplies with the Needle (from the fence in the alley) to create a Sewing Kit.

Speak to the man by the wall.

Now combine the Neon Mod (from the nightstand in Room 2) and the Chunky Pen (from the receptionist at the hotel lobby) to acquire a Neon Pen.

Use the Neon Pen on Dirty Dennis to acquire Screws.

Now go outside to the street.

Street

Head to the front of Jack's Bar.

Examine the rightmost wall section.

Use the Screws (from Dirty Dennis in the cinema) to acquire Blunt Screws.

Go inside the bar.

Jack's Bar

Use the Sewing Kit (from combining the Needle from the alley and Sewing Supplies from Miles at the cinema) on Janice to acquire a Disposable Camera.

Head outside and over to the Mini Mart.

Mini Mart

Speak to Stan to acquire Duct Tape.

Go back over to Room 2 of the hotel.

Tiger Lounge Hotel Room 2

Give Cody the taser components to acquire a Flashlight Taser.

Location of the items:

Flashlight Casing - from Miles at the cinema

Blunt Screws - created on the outside wall of the bar

Disposable Camera - from Janice at the bar

Duct Tape - from Stan at the Mini Mart

Now head outside and return to the Mini Mart.

Mini Mart

Give the Flashlight Taser (created by Cody in Room 2) to Stan to acquire an A23 Battery.

peanuts. The store in the minimart remained empty. Also, I couldn't get the ketchup from the dumpster. This is what I did instead:

I finally gave the topaz ring to Selene and the medicated bandaid to the receptionist in the Tiger Hotel. I also gave the stilettos to dirty dennis. I then went to Club lavender and talked to Cindy on the dance floor. She gave me a letter to give to the bartender in Jack's bar.

love letter to the bartender I went back to Cindy. She gave me a sparkler. I went to the women's bathrooom and used tweezers in the right sink and got cat hair. Combine cat hair and tweezers to make stink bomb, which you give to the weird scientist guy in the main dance floor. he gives you a telescope.

[I added spoilers to your posts in case someone reading this isn't up to this part yet. I just updated the walkthrough, but I'll add this info for my next update. Thanks! -Kyh]

Missy' s gift sidequest version #4 If the bartender, the cheap lady who uses coupons at the store at the girl waiting at the club lavender won' t talk to you, you talk to nick(outside the bar). Give him the cottonbuds so he can get rid of his eyeliner and he hands you a paper rose.Give the paper rose to Kurt and he gives you $35.

[Awesome! I guess I'll be updating the walkthrough again today. I'll play through again one more time to see if something new pops up. :) Thanks! -Kyh]

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